Avions Amiot products were known formerly by SECM
prefix, latterly as SECM-Amiot or generally, Amiot, after
founder Felix Amiot. Amalgamated 1929 with Avions
Latham.
143
Amiot 101 of late 1920s was monoplane fighter;
Amiot 122 was three-seat single-engined bomber, of which
about 20 built by 1934. Type served with French Air Force
and in Brazil. Firm later concentrated on large all-metal
multi-engined aircraft, using light-metal stampings, though
well before 1940
351/354
introduced stressed-skin construction.
In the 1930s works at Colombes and Caudebec were
reconditioning several types of metal aircraft for French
Government. Changes in structural techniques were
matched by aerodynamic advances; thus Amiot 143, widely
used by French Air Force in 1930s, attained less than
320km/h, whereas Amiot 350 series of 1940
were about 160km/h faster. As Avions, Amiot
remained part of France's 'independent' industry.
